Are you a passionate artist looking for a new theme for your next artistic creation? If so, you've come to the right place. In this class we will learn about Deaf art and the history behind ASL that impacted how deaf artists express themselves through various modes of art today. We will learn about ABC stories and how they are used for creative storytelling and poetry for kids in the deaf community to build literacy skills. Not all signed stories are ABC stories, and we'll take a look at some other examples of ASL stories and focus on the expressive side of storytelling. We'll also take a look at some drawings and paintings by deaf artists and talk about how their experiences as a deaf individual might have influenced their creations. 

During the first session, we will go over the history of ASL, the surrounding culture, and the various modes of artistic expression seen within their community. Students will be encouraged to create their own artistic piece using their own talents and skills over the week in connection to what they learned in class and will share their final projects with everyone during our second and last class meeting. Students may submit their projects to me through the general Outschool classroom or send them directly to me through the Outschool conversation feature. Time permitting, we'll play a game to review some of the topics we learned the week before.

During the second class, students we will look at students projects and have conversation concerning their ASL culture influence on their work. Time permitting, we will also play several rounds of Kahoot with questions about the knowledge they learned in the previous class session.